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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Larinia » Larinia borealis
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Larinia? - Larinia borealis
Copyright © 2006 Steve Scott

Larinia? - Larinia borealis
Berrien Springs, Berrien County, Michigan, USA
June 6, 2006
In early morning, the webs dot a field. None of them have prey contained. By mid-day, not a web remains. I have not yet spent the morning observing how or why the webs disapear.

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Contributed by Steve Scott on 6 June, 2006 - 1:50pm
Last updated 25 January, 2023 - 7:32am

Moved
Moved from Larinia.
… john and jane balaban, 16 October, 2008 - 7:46pm login or register to post comments

Nice
images, Steve.
One reason might be that orb weavers that hide in a retreat during the day often eat there webs, usually leaving a single silk 'backbone' or 'Y' for construction of the new web.
This helps avoid detection by natural enemies such as mud daubers and sometimes offers a meal, as small flying insects are not always detected, and may accumulate by the numbers.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 6 June, 2006 - 4:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Cool
Imaging that will be a challenge. :)
… Steve Scott, 6 June, 2006 - 5:19pm login or register to post comments

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